0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antique experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05What about that?!
0:00:06 > 0:00:11With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Can I buy everything here?
0:00:13 > 0:00:14The aim?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Feeling a little sore!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20This is going to be an epic battle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- The honeymoon is over.- I'm sorry!
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38It's time to hit the road again
0:00:38 > 0:00:41with two of Britain's best-loved auctioneers,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44who've been getting on like a house on fire.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- Charles, we're having a ball. Give me a high-five.- Exactly.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah, exactly, Mark.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Auctioneer Mark Stacey has been in the antiques game for 30 years.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56And when he wants something, he'll do anything to get it.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Please, please, please...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Unconventional antiques oracle Charles Hanson
0:01:02 > 0:01:05has his unique way of getting a bargain.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Look... Look at me.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Happy?- Yes.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Both our pros set forth with £200.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18We're now beginning the home stretch on day four
0:01:18 > 0:01:20and the gap is getting even wider,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22with over £200 between them.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Mark made big losses at the last auction,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27leaving him with less than he started
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and has just £161.18 in his pocket today.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33But Charles forged ahead again,
0:01:33 > 0:01:40scooping a rather grandiose £393.98p for his next spending spree.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- You're looking very laid-back right now.- What more can I do, Charles?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I'm 120 quid behind you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49What is the point of being miserable about it?
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Quite right.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Although, Mark, you are actually more than £200 behind Charles.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57At least he's looking good in the passenger seat
0:01:57 > 0:02:00of the 1973 convertible VW Beetle.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I need to put a big P into profit.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07To be or not to be in profit?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09That certainly is the question.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Your biggest P, which you'll always hold on to, Mark,
0:02:12 > 0:02:13is a P for passion.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And yours is P for personality.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Our two savvy antiques specialists are partway through
0:02:21 > 0:02:24a gigantic jaunt from the North of England,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28down through the East to the South, up to the West Midlands,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30down, up, down and then up again,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32finishing in Flintshire in Wales.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Leg four starts in Stratford-upon-Avon
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and ends in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Stratford's known worldwide as the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Now, what do you know about Stratford, Charles?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50It's probably one of the most-visited towns in England.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Absolutely.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53To quote Shakespeare,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57my kingdom, my kingdom for something that will make a profit!
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Wasn't it a horse?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Mark is first off the shopping blocks just outside the town
0:03:07 > 0:03:10at Stratford Antiques, run by David Wilkes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Good morning.- Hello, Mark. - How'd you know my name?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- And you are?- David.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18David. Lovely to meet you, David.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25The centre has 12,500 square feet.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27So, there should be plenty for Mark to choose from.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31But it seems losing all three legs so far has knocked his confidence.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Oh, this is a little bit like how I feel at the moment.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39A rabbit trapped in the headlights.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Mark's keen to catch up with Charles,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44so he phones the auction house to see if he can get some insider knowledge.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Lovely. Take care. Bye-bye.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51He says they've got a very big silver and jewellery section.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55And they are groaning, to use his words, with ceramics and glass.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58So, that might be a good thing. So, that's all very positive.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00And he just reiterates, really,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03that anything quirky, unusual,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05fresh to the market
0:04:05 > 0:04:06is going to do well.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12So, quirky, silver, jewellery, ceramics and glass
0:04:12 > 0:04:14is a good place to start.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21That's quite nice, actually, isn't it? Lots of nice ware on the bottom.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27And, actually, I quite like that with the fish overlay, actually.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- What date would you say that was, '50s?- '50s, yes.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31It's £25.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Do you think they'd be open to severe negotiation?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40What are you thinking?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44I think I'd like to buy that for £15.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I probably could do 18.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I mean, if we could do 15, I'd love to buy it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Well, let's do 15.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52And I promise, I'll carry on looking
0:04:52 > 0:04:54to see if I can find another item or two.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59That's a tenner off the asking price for a 1950s Murano vase
0:04:59 > 0:05:01with silver fish overlay.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05It's glass and it's quirky, so should fit in well, come the auction.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Oh...
0:05:10 > 0:05:15And true to his word, Mark's sought out another item or two.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16A fair few items, in fact.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20There's all sorts of things in here.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Various sort of jugs and teapots.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27And some silver-plated trays.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I mean, it's not in great condition,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32but it might just be the sort of thing
0:05:32 > 0:05:34that, you know, attracts attention.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Back to David again.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- I mean, what are you hoping to get for that?- I don't know.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- £10, something like that. - Oh, God, I need to sit down.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43£10?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- What are you thinking, Mark? - Well, I was thinking of a fiver.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Yeah, well, we're not going to argue.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Oh, shake hands, David. Let's do a fiver.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- OK. Cheers.- Thank you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Mark's ticked another box for the auction,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59picking up a collection of mainly 19th-century silver plate for a fiver.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03And along with his £15 Murano vase,
0:06:03 > 0:06:04he spent a grand total of £20.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Thank you so much.- You're welcome. - Thanks.- Thank you.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Just a few minutes away, Charles is heading into Stratford's centre.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Home to the Royal Shakespeare Company,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Charles has come to hear how this theatre company,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23after facing great tragedy,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28has helped redefine how we interpret the works of Shakespeare,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31growing into one of the biggest theatre companies in the world.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Here to explain more about its eventful origins
0:06:34 > 0:06:37is events director Geraldine Collinge.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- Good morning.- Hi.- Charles Hanson.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Really nice to meet you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Welcome to the Swan Theatre and to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I can't wait to go inside. - Come in.- I can't wait.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49The Swan Theatre stands on the foundations
0:06:49 > 0:06:51of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53where the roots of the RSC began.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Opening in 1879,
0:06:57 > 0:07:02this was the first full-scale permanent theatre in Shakespeare's home town,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04commissioned by a local family
0:07:04 > 0:07:07to commemorate Britain's greatest playwright.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10The initiative very much came through the kind of,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13the big Victorians, who were wanting to celebrate Shakespeare.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17So, yeah, Dickens was involved in campaigns in Stratford.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And for us, it was the Flower family,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21who were the big brewing family,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25who gave lots of money, gave their land and their support.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28They kind of spearheaded the campaign to get the theatre going.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31The theatre became the venue for staging
0:07:31 > 0:07:34the annual festival of Shakespeare's plays in Stratford.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37And slowly grew in popularity.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41The organisers even took their productions across the Atlantic
0:07:41 > 0:07:43for the first time in 1913.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45But, then, tragedy hit.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52A terrible fire destroyed most of the building.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54A new theatre was built next door,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58but the company always had the intention of restoring the original building,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00which they did in the 1980s,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03recreating the feel of the Shakespearean era.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07What's really great about these theatres is they've got a thrust stage.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10So, the thrust stage comes out into the audience.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12The audience is all around it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15And it's very much how theatre would have been presented in Shakespeare's time.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18So, like it was at the Globe or the Rose,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20you know, the theatres along Bankside.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24So, here, you can almost be in that 360,
0:08:24 > 0:08:25almost you can see every angle.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27The rawness of the play is borne out to you
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and I suppose you're very much part of it, aren't you?
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Yeah, no, absolutely.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36A big turning point in the company's history came in the 1960s,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39when the now legendary theatre director Peter Hall
0:08:39 > 0:08:42took over as artistic director.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46He created Stratford's first fully fledged ensemble company,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49modernised the ways plays were performed,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52helped bring in new audiences
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and opened the theatre all year round.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59This is considered the time the company, as we know it today, began.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00And with the royal seal of approval,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03became the Royal Shakespeare Company.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07So, the 1960s was a period of real innovation?
0:09:07 > 0:09:11It was a really formative time. You know, amazing things were happening.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13This production of The War Of The Roses
0:09:13 > 0:09:14that this dress is from,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17was ground-breaking.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18They cut bits from the text
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and kind of made a new show from those stories.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25And, you know, we didn't do that. We treated Shakespeare as, you know...
0:09:25 > 0:09:26We kind of revered him.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30The RSC has become one of the world's largest theatre companies,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33staging over 1,000 performances each year,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36attracting over one million visitors to Stratford
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and luring the world's biggest acting talent
0:09:39 > 0:09:43from Judi Dench to David Tennant and Patrick Stewart.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49So, this costume was worn by Judi Dench in 2003 in All's Well.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50And then these were worn by David Tennant
0:09:50 > 0:09:52when he was here playing Hamlet.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55So, again, you know, very modern dress.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57And some of the more traditional.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59And what great names have been here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Well, I've really, really enjoyed it. Thanks so much.- Thanks a lot.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Now the chaps must make their way
0:10:13 > 0:10:17just a few miles south-west of Stratford to Long Marston,
0:10:17 > 0:10:18still in Warwickshire.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21This pretty village is home to an antiques centre
0:10:21 > 0:10:24based in a 13,000-square-foot barn.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25- High-five.- See you later.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26See you later.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Mark's got just over £140 left to spend.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34And Laura Scott will, no doubt, be happy to help him part with some of it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Oh, ring for attention.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39- Hello.- Hello.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark. I'm Laura.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Nice to meet you, Laura.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- What a lovely day. - It is beautiful, isn't it?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- What a lovely day for finding a bargain.- I hope so.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48I hope so, too.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Well, get on with it, then.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58I'm looking for silver, silver plate, good ceramics, jewellery.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Or something that's quirky. Or some Chinese stuff.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03It would be lovely to find some antique Chinese items,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05because there's still a big market for that.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Mark's very focused.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10And with over 40 experienced dealers
0:11:10 > 0:11:13selling a variety of antiques, furniture and collectables,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16he should be able to tick off an item off his wish list here.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Now, when you first look in this cabinet,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22you see lots of collectable items.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25But then, in amongst it, you have things like this fan.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28This is all painted on feathers.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32And look at the detailing of that and the flowers.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Almost certainly, I would call it, Cantonese.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37I mean, that is absolutely exquisite.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I would have thought this is carved bone, actually.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44And the date on this, 1870, 1880.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48All the little sticks here are in good condition.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Gosh, that is absolutely beautiful. Priced up at £110.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I mean, that's very nearly all my remaining money.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Laura, can I have a word?- Of course.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Is it possible, Laura, you could have a word with the dealer
0:12:02 > 0:12:03and explain my plight to them?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I really would like that,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07but I really need their very, very best price.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Very, very best.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- OK, well, as it's you, I will find out what I could do for you.- Please.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14The fan is rather unusual
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and Mark was looking for antique Chinese items.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19But can he get it for the right price?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Oh, Laura, how did you get on? - I can get it down to 80 for you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It would help if you could get me to 70.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Or less.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- I can do 70 for you.- Oh!
0:12:30 > 0:12:32And it's a bargain at that.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Stop it!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Gosh, it's hot in here. I need to sit down and think about this.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38OK. OK.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43£70 for a hand-painted 19th-century Cantonese fan
0:12:43 > 0:12:46could go down well in the right auction room. But it's a risk.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49So, is he going for it?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- Let's go for it.- Brilliant!
0:12:50 > 0:12:54So, that gives Mark just over £70 left to spend.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Thank you very much.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Well, let's hope I make some fans out there, anyway.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Ha-ha...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Meanwhile, Charles has made his way to Evesham,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09across the county border in Worcestershire.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The riverside town of Evesham is on the northern edge of the Cotswolds.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Charles is here to visit Twyford Antique Centre, run by Andy Mayhew.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Afternoon to you, sir. - Nice to see you.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- And your name is?- My name's Andy.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Charles has almost £400 to spend on this stretch of his journey.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33But, like Mark, he wants to buy right.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37So, he's calling the auction house for some inside advice.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41You're saying, perhaps, China, glassware, jewellery and silver.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- And, hopefully, we can't go wrong. - I think that's about right.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46See you in a short while.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Right, they've both got their shopping lists.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52So, now, best get cracking.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55That's quite sweet, isn't it?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I love him because he's just novelty value.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- Whenever we see a man with a big tummy, we think of a toby jug.- Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07And this man is almost based on that great Yorkshireman Toby Philapot.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09He used to drink lots of beer.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12And on the back of Toby Philapot, we invented the toby jug.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I think you'll find it's Toby Philpot, not Philapot.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17But the problem is,
0:14:17 > 0:14:22triangular hat with a yellow enamel has got a chip on this corner here.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Hence why he's quite cheap, isn't he?
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Yeah, onwards and upwards.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34That's quite stylish.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Tom Cruise, eat your heart out, eh?
0:14:38 > 0:14:39I could be...
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Sorry...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Or more like butterfingers.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I'd love to call it '30s. But it isn't.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I suspect this "vintage" cocktail shaker
0:14:51 > 0:14:54is more like 1960s,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56even 1970s.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59What I could call it is Art Deco style.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- This cocktail shaker...- Yeah?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05It's got a bit of style about it. Tell me, what's the best price?
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- £10.50.- Oh...
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- £7.50?- £5?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Make it six.- Go on, I'll take it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17I think, at £6, it could be shaken not stirred, OK?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Smooth, Mr Hanson.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Don't stop while you're on a roll, boy.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Well, when I picked out the man with the portly tummy,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27the toby,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I also noticed two interesting cats.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31They're quite collectable.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Yes, they are. These are Lorna Bailey.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35And the number of times I've been asked,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38"Charles, what is the antique of the future?" These are.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Staffordshire-born Lorna Bailey found success in the late 1990s
0:15:44 > 0:15:47with her range of modern Art Deco designs.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49With cats like these her speciality.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- They're quite neat, aren't they? - They are.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58On the label it says they are from the heroes and villains series.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00They're not very old
0:16:00 > 0:16:02and there's a chip on the back of the hat.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I think they're a good pair. What's your best price?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- £20 for the pair.- You wouldn't do 15, would you, for the pair?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I can't get down that low, I'm afraid.- Meet me halfway?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Go on, £17.50.- Oh, I say! Are you sure? Are you sure? Give me a paw.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- There we are. Are you sure? - Yep.- Lovely.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27So, despite his huge budget, Charles seems to be playing it safe,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31spending just £17.50 on the Lorna Bailey pottery cats
0:16:31 > 0:16:34and £6 on the Art Deco style cocktail shaker.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39With that, both the chaps can put their shopping lists to bed
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and get some shuteye.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Morning has broken.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49The sun is shining.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51The roof is down.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53And they're ready to dig in for the day.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58# Hi-ho, hi-ho it's off to work we go... #
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Well, Charles is, anyway.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04# Hi-ho hi-ho-hi-ho hi-ho... #
0:17:04 > 0:17:08I do like you. You know, I think you're an expert with a difference.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09You're one-of-a-kind.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11But you're my sort of guy.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, Charles, you are certainly one-of-a-kind.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- And you're my kind of guy, too. - Oh, thanks, Mark.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Who said bromance is dead?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Yesterday, Charles barely scratched the surface of his budget,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25spending just £23.50p
0:17:25 > 0:17:28on a cocktail shaker and a pair of Lorna Bailey cats.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32So, he's sitting pretty with £370.48 for today.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Mark seems to be going for broke,
0:17:37 > 0:17:38after splashing £90
0:17:38 > 0:17:43on a Cantonese fan, a silver-plated selection and a Murano vase.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47He'll have to shop smart today with just over £71 left.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I bought three lots, Charles.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Have they got a sniff of a profit?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Not a chance. - Get out of here, Mark Stacey.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Mark may be losing his confidence
0:17:56 > 0:17:58but, if he gets the right bidders at auction,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01he could overtake Charles in a flash.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03After starting in Stratford,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06the fellows are now approaching the hamlet of Little Alne,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10near Henley-in-Arden, at the core of Warwickshire's countryside.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17After speaking to the auction house, both the chaps are on the hunt
0:18:17 > 0:18:20for bits of silver, jewellery, ceramics, glassware and the unique.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23We're going to the same shop together.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27So, why don't I focus on, like, the silver and porcelain
0:18:27 > 0:18:30and you, perhaps, look at the works of art and furniture.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Yes, shall I do that, Charles?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Sneaky, Mr Hanson.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37But Little Alne's Fabulous Finds
0:18:37 > 0:18:39should have enough for them both,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42with their eclectic collection of furniture and collectables
0:18:42 > 0:18:45from the 1800s to the 1960s,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47run by owner Caroline Howard.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Why aren't you parking in the lines? Park in the lines instead.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- I haven't got time to park in lines, Charles.- OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54I'm hungry for shopping.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Well, me too. - Right, I'll see you later, Charles.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- First-come, first-served. - See you later.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Now, now, boys.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- Thank you.- Can I help?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08I see the rivalry's heating up here a bit.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Sorry. They're quite nice. - Charles!- Yes?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Where are you going?- I'm finding something to control you with.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Right, get up those stairs! Get up!
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Sorry!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I'm sorry, OK?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24I'll see you shortly, Mark.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Cor, Mark is quick off the mark to spot something
0:19:27 > 0:19:29which could go with his Cantonese fan.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32This, I think, is probably late-19th century.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35The label says late-19th century.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37But it's in terrible condition.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39It's...
0:19:39 > 0:19:43It's all been cracked here and restored.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44And then you've got the dragons.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Oh, he's lucky. He's just, literally, just now
0:19:48 > 0:19:50spotted a really good Chinese blue and white vase.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53This could be a real bargain. It could be his match-winner.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56You've got the sort of primrose border, which matches there.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57But, you know...
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Mark? If you don't want it, I'll buy it.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Thanks, Charles.- Pleasure.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Nice try, Charles. But Mark's not giving up that easily.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09The thing I like about it, it's only marked at 50 quid.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12It's got a good decorative look.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14And perfect, it would be a few hundred pounds.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17And now, Mark's got a theme in mind.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I mean, this is another Chinese vase. Much smaller, of course.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25But it has got this four-character mark for the Emperor Kangxi,
0:20:25 > 0:20:26late-19th century.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Bit of restoration again. Marked at £5.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I'm buying Chinese things because the market is quite strong,
0:20:33 > 0:20:34particularly over the internet.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37If the price is right, there is a profit to be made there.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Meanwhile, Charles has been trying to uncover owner Caroline's fresh goods.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Is there much in this room here, Caroline,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48you can, perhaps, give me a narrative on?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Er, this?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Oh, that's nice.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Has it just come in?- It has indeed.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Wow, just come in.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Tell me, this, I think, Caroline, is an olive-wood blotter.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Yes.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02So, it's part of a late-Victorian desk set.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06And you would've had blotting paper in here for your quill pen.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09What's its sweetest price, sweet Caroline?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11- Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.- All right.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I think... I think it's got to be worth 50, hasn't it?
0:21:13 > 0:21:14- OK.- Yes.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16What's this next door?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18This is another thing that's just come in.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- Oh, wonderful.- Yes.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23This is a pretty silver, almost cartouche-shaped tray,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25with a hallmark for London.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28And it must be about 1917.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31So it's what we call George V in period.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32What's your best price?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I should think 110.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Yeah...- Well, it's a nice...
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Quite light, though, isn't it? - Oh, I don't know.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41What would be your absolute bottom?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I think, how about...
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Hmm... As it's you, 90.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- If I bought the two together, Caroline...- Yes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53What would be your very best?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56He's sitting on cash, about 400 quid here.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Hey!- Oh, that's interesting. - Hey, that's confidential!
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Absolutely not.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02That's interesting to know.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Oh, controversial.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Devious, more like.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Go on, give me a price, Caroline, for trying £100.
0:22:10 > 0:22:1270 and 30.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16We're very close. We're very close.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18I was thinking 120.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19If I say to you,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I really also will, hopefully, try and acquire one more object...
0:22:23 > 0:22:24OK.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25..could you do 100?
0:22:29 > 0:22:30- Yes, OK.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- I'm going to buy the two...- OK.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33..for £100.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- That's fine.- Thanks a lot.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37And I'm going to keep going.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Meanwhile, Mark's enlisted the help of shop assistant Ronnie Potter.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Good to meet you, Ronnie. Come in.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Now this is wrecked, this vase and cover.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I mean, there's damage and restoration everywhere.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And I think it's got potential.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53But I really need to get this for a...
0:22:53 > 0:22:56I'm sorry, a really bargain basement price.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59I'm actually on less money than I started the beginning of the week.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Right. OK.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- And he is £200 ahead of me.- Right.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04We can't have that.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Mark, the violins are out especially for you.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- And I've got a little vase over there as well...- OK.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13..which is marked at a fiver.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16I need special, special prices.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18We can't go any lower than 25.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Oh...
0:23:19 > 0:23:20£30 for the two vases.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Oh, I can't do it, Ronnie.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28But while Charles continues to quiz Caroline for any more new stock,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Mark has sought out yet another damaged Chinese vase.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35OK, with a six-character mark on it this time.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38But, look, it's all smashed and...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Such a shame. Look at it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42So that one's 55.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Chinese. Famille rose. It has the pink and the blues and yellows.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50But the cover's suffered a lot of restoration.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55But, you see, I think that's rather attractive in its own way.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57But it is damaged.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00With a potential price of £30 for the first two vases,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Mark needs to see if he can negotiate
0:24:02 > 0:24:04a great deal for the three,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07now that Caroline's managed to escape Charles's clutches.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Now, if I take all three... - Ooh, yes.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12..what is the very best you...?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Can I scrape 50 out of you?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Is there any way we can do them for 40?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Well, I think you might be in luck today.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Are you sure?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Well, I'd like to see you try and catch Charles up.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Shall we go with that, then? - Oh, Caroline!- Go on, then.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Thank you so much.- You're welcome. - Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34So, that's £20 for the two blue and white vases.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36An incredibly generous discount.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38And then another 20 for the famille rose vase.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Leaving Mark virtually penniless.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44With Charles rummaging around the upstairs storeroom,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Mark heads north-east to Coventry,
0:24:46 > 0:24:51legendary birthplace of St George, the patron saint of England.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55This historic city has had three different cathedrals
0:24:55 > 0:24:57over the last 1,000 years.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Two are now left in ruins.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Mark's here to find out the story behind the adversity they faced.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Brenda Williams is the cathedrals' tour guide.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Hello.- Hello, Mark.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- I'm Brenda. - Nice to meet you, Brenda.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Brenda, why are we standing out in the courtyard here
0:25:13 > 0:25:16looking at what looks like an open piece of ground?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Well, these are the only remains above ground
0:25:19 > 0:25:21of the first cathedral of Coventry.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Coventry's first cathedral was built in 1043
0:25:26 > 0:25:30by the Lord of Coventry and his wife Lady Godiva.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35The lady is famed for her legendary naked horseback ride
0:25:35 > 0:25:37through the streets of Coventry to convince her husband
0:25:37 > 0:25:41to lower heavy taxes imposed on the locals.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Try that today.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47This started off as a church attached to a Benedictine priory
0:25:47 > 0:25:51that was endowed by Earl Leofric and his wife Lady Godiva.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54They were very rich landowners in Anglo-Saxon times
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and to ensure their place in heaven
0:25:56 > 0:25:59they gave lots of money to the church.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Within 100 years, it became a cathedral.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- It was obviously a very wealthy... - It was enormously wealthy.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08And it prospered throughout the centuries.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11That was until the 1530s,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15when King Henry VIII had made himself head of the Church of England
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and was closing 800 religious buildings
0:26:18 > 0:26:19throughout England and Wales.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Known as the Dissolution Of The Monasteries,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24it was a highly lucrative business,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27stripping places bare of treasures and selling off land,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29such as Coventry's first cathedral.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It was sold to a gentleman called John Hales.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34No?
0:26:34 > 0:26:40And he eventually sold it off for building materials, like a quarry.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42No?! Gosh!
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Coventry's second cathedral
0:26:45 > 0:26:48began as the parish church of St Michael in the 11th century
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and was renamed Coventry's cathedral in 1918.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But it wasn't long before disaster struck again.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57So why is it ruined?
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- It was destroyed in the Blitz in November 1940.- Gosh.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06In one night,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09almost half the buildings in the centre of Coventry were destroyed.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Amongst them, this beautiful cathedral.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Why was Coventry so heavily bombed?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It's possibly because a short while before,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Hitler had been giving a speech to his followers in Munich
0:27:21 > 0:27:23and the RAF interrupted him.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25And it's thought that, in revenge,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29he would completely destroy a British city.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31And he chose Coventry.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37It was the most devastating bombing raid on Britain so far.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39King George VI made the journey to Coventry
0:27:39 > 0:27:41to witness the ruins for himself,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44where three quarters of the city lay flattened.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47But, out of the wreckage, came inspiration.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51The cathedral stonemason, Jock Forbes,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54when he went up to the tower to look down upon the rubble,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58he saw two of the old medieval roof beams
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- had fallen in the shape of a cross. - Gosh.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05These burned-out beams were tied together to form the Charred Cross.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Which is what we are looking at here.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08This is a replica.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11The original, which as you can imagine, is very fragile,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13and is held inside the cathedral.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- It's very moving, isn't it?- It is.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21The third cathedral was commissioned almost immediately.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26A competition was held in 1950 for architects across the Commonwealth.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29It was won by British architect Basil Spence.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And the new St Michael's was built in just seven years,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35opening in 1962.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It contains not only the original Charred Cross,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41but also the very special Cross Of Nails.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Brenda, this is amazing.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Here we can see the high altar cross.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50And within it you can see the Cross Of Nails.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53These nails, which were picked up from the ruins,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56symbolise Coventry's work for reconciliation.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59And they're also nails that represent
0:28:59 > 0:29:01the nails that Christ was crucified with.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05The crosses are sent to conflict zones across the world.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Out of the ashes of adversity came a symbol of peace and reconciliation.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Well, I've thoroughly enjoyed myself.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Thank you so much, Brenda. - You're very welcome, Mark.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Back in Little Alne, Charles has got £270 left.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25So, he's still on the hunt.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- Caroline, just one more thing.- Yes?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31I just noticed on the floor down here...
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- Is this yours?- Yes.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I've only had it in about two weeks.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37OK.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40He does seem to have a nose for fresh stock.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44This, I'm almost certain, is a Staffordshire pottery,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47what I would call a platter.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48OK.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Transfer printed. Blue and white.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52It's very neoclassic
0:29:52 > 0:29:57with these laurel-leaf sprays around the exterior.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01I love these almost round medallion flower heads.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04It's been really well used.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07And there's also a huge chip on the side there as well.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Caroline, hit me.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Usually, something this size would go for about 60.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- Oh...- I know.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16- Really?- Yes.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17What's the best price?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Shall we say 40?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Would you take £30 for it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- All right, then.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- Are you sure? - I think I can just do that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Charles seems to have played it safe again with his £30 platter.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36The silver tray for 70.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39And another 30 for the olive-wood blotter.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40A total of £130.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Thank you.- Caroline, thanks a lot. Give you a kiss. Thanks so much.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I'm so grateful.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- Thank you. See you soon.- Bye-bye.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Now Charles has finished shopping, he's hitting the road.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58But there's one last stop to get him in the zone for the auction.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Sometimes it's good to take all the mental strain out
0:31:02 > 0:31:03on the assault course.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Careful... Oh!
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Blimey, O'Reilly!
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Sometimes, Mark,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21you've got to be strong-armed in the auction and grip hard.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Like this, Mark.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Do stop monkeying about.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Sometimes twinkle toes in the shops.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29Mind those shoes!
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Mark, may the best man win at auction.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Snazzy socks.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52Two, three...
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Oh, crikey...!
0:32:05 > 0:32:06This is the life.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08He's such a child, that boy.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10OK, now, back to business.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13And time to look at the fellows' finds.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Charles bought an Art Deco style cocktail shaker,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19a pair of Lorna Bailey cats, a pottery platter,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21a Victorian olive-wood blotter
0:32:21 > 0:32:23and a George V silver tray.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25All for £153.50.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Less than half of his budget.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Mark has the 19th-century Cantonese fan,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33and 1950s Murano vase,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35a box of mixed silver plate,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38two Chinese blue and white vases
0:32:38 > 0:32:41and 19th-century Chinese famille rose vase,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43costing £130 all in.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46So, what are your thoughts on the competition, chaps?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Charles, Charles, Charles...
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I'm so, so, so disappointed in you.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Cocktail shaker?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I think you might have had one too many cocktails
0:32:56 > 0:32:58if you bought that for £6.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00The olive-wood panel or whatever is,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04they're very mass produced, of course. They're tourist items.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07I love the platter. A real antique, Charles. Well done.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I think Mark's bought really well.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12And his Chinese famille vase is wonderful.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15He's bought a wonderful fan. Cantonese.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Full of Eastern promise.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19The better you buy, the more luck you deserve to make.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Mark's done that.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And I'm just convinced this time it might pay dividends.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29So, this could finally be Mark's chance to overtake Charles
0:33:29 > 0:33:31at the fourth hurdle.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Our two road trippers started their sojourn in Stratford
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and now they're nearing Wotton-under-Edge.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- I'm weary, Charles.- You're weary?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I just feel you've been really, really unlucky.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- And I mean that sincerely, Mark. - Well, that's kind of you, Charles.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Mark might have lost the last three auctions,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49but it could be about to change.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53You've gone for the big one, and that's the oriental objects.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55And I kid you not, I wouldn't be surprised
0:33:55 > 0:33:57if you made a small fortune.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58I think my star lot, Mark,
0:33:58 > 0:34:03in the auction today will probably be the silver tray.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- But it's quite light, isn't it? - Yeah, OK, thanks for that.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Yeah, it is quite light. - And you paid 70 quid for it.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Yeah, I could be in trouble.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13But, when you're over £200 ahead,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16you'd need to be in serious trouble, boy.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19The chaps are now in the hands of Wotton Auction Rooms,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22who've been trading in the area since the mid-19th century
0:34:22 > 0:34:24and are now based in a former tabernacle.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- We're here. Do you know what I feel like saying?- Tell me.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to watch
0:34:32 > 0:34:34another annihilation of Mark Stacey.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Get out of here.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Who would like to start?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Auctioneer Philip Taubenheim
0:34:38 > 0:34:41has over 1,000 lots to get through today.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44But he's made time to give the experts' items a once-over.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48There's one very nice Spode blue and white meat plate.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49I think that's a fantastic plate.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52There's a very nice, honest silver tray.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Very, very plain. Very simple.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I think that will work as a good hall piece.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00There's a little mixture of Chinese ceramics
0:35:00 > 0:35:01which, again, could do very well,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04but we've got a bit of a condition issue there.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Speaking on condition, Mark has had more bad news.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11At the auction's viewing, the Cantonese fan was damaged.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14It has an insurance valuation of £60,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16so, even if it doesn't reach that in the sale,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Mark will receive a minimum of £60.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Well, I feel very sorry for you,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24because it's one of those objects that could really have risen.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27It could have flown, to be honest.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28But never mind.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Mark's taking it very well.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33And it's the first of the experts' lots to go under the hammer.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35How do you see it? £40 to start. £40 for the fan.
0:35:35 > 0:35:4030 will you? At £30 I'm bid. Thank you. At 30, we're in. I'm bid. 35.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Bid 40. Bid five. Bid 50. 50 it lodges. At £50 I'm bid.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Five anywhere now?
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Anybody moving it on now? Five I'm bid. At £55 I'm only bid.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51£55 and it goes, then.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53It may be a £15 loss in the sale,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57but he'll still receive the insurer's full value of £60,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00giving him a shortfall of £10.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02That tells me that, had it been perfect,
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- there would have been a lot more interest in that.- Yeah.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09So, let's hope Mark's 1950s Murano vase can put him into profit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- How much was it?- 15 quid. - 15? Not 50?
0:36:13 > 0:36:14- No, no, one-five.- Cheap!
0:36:14 > 0:36:16£20 I'm bid. At £20.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Come on, net. Come on, net. - Come on, net.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21At £20 I'm bid. Any advance on that?
0:36:21 > 0:36:24You're all happy with that at £20 and a maiden bid.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26That's quite cheap, Charles.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Less than he was hoping. But it's still £5 profit for Mark.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Half the auctioneer's guide price.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35But anyway, Charles, I haven't lost money on it, which is something.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37You've made money.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41He has indeed. Next, it's Charles's first item, the Lorna Bailey cats.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44What do we say for them? £20 the lot. £20 the lot.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46£20 bid, thank you.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Come on, let's go.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48I'm bid £20. 25 on the screen.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- 30 the room. At 30 I'm bid. - Come on...
0:36:50 > 0:36:53At 35 on the screen. At £35 I'm bid.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55At £35 here on the screen.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56At £35 I'm only bid.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- 40 I'm bid. Thank you. - Oh, more! That's great!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00At £40 I'm bid.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Back in the room. It's still you, madam, at £40 this time, then.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07That's a fantastic gain of £22.50.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08I feel like I'm the cat and I got the cream.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10You certainly have, Charles.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14But can Charles's cocktail shaker stir up as much interest?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Do you enjoy cocktails? - I do enjoy cocktails.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18But I wouldn't want one out of that.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- £20 the lot.- Come on.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21- Ten if you must.- Come on.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23£10 bid. And 15 on the screen.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- I'm in trouble. - You're not in trouble.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27At £20. 25. New buyer. At £25 I'm bid.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29It's a serious decision.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3130 I'm bid. At 30. 35 I'm bid.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Come on, internet. Come back in, net. Come back in.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36£35, then.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39It's cocktail time for Charles, with a pretty profit of £29.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Mine's a Harvey Wallbanger.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- That's good, isn't it? - It's fantastic, Charles.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I'm over the moon for you.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46It was a right corker.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Up next, Mark's mix of silver-plated items.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I think it'll make £32.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- £32?- Yes. Your guess?
0:37:57 > 0:37:58- Very precise.- Your guess?
0:37:58 > 0:37:59- 35.- OK.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- 20 for the lot. 15 for the lot I'm bid. Thank you.- Come on...
0:38:02 > 0:38:04I'm bid 20 now, then. At 25 I'm bid.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Commission bid has it now. At £30 I'm bid. Five anywhere now?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09At £30 I'm bid. Any advance on it?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- That's a massive profit. - I bought them quite cheap.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12£30. And it's sold at 30, then.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- Well done. - Thanks, Charles. Thank you.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21That's a fantastic 500% profit, which could help Mark catch up.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Now, auctioneer Joseph Trinder takes over the gavel,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27as we go to Charles's olive-wood blotter.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30The reason I bought this lot was because it had nice colour.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- And it was cheap.- It was quite richly patterned.- And it was cheap.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- I can start you straight in at £20 I'm bid.- Oh, no...
0:38:36 > 0:38:37At £20 I'm bid.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- 25. Thank you.- Come on! - Can I see five again?
0:38:41 > 0:38:42No. Five anywhere?
0:38:42 > 0:38:46The hammer's up against you. You're all quiet. At £30. I sell at 30.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Well, that one's wiped its face at least.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Mark continues his Chinese theme now,
0:38:52 > 0:38:55with his pair of blue and white vases.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Internet bids could be popular for this lot.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00And at this auction, online bids are shown on the screen.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03This is the sort of lot where, in the current market,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05with the oriental market just speculating,
0:39:05 > 0:39:11it cost you 20 and I wouldn't be surprised if it made £200. It could.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12- It would be nice, wouldn't it? - It could.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15A cheap start. At 20 I'll take. And 20 is bid. Thank you.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Watch it run now, Mark.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Five here on the screen. 30 back in the room.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2335 now on the screen. 40 for you, sir? 40 again there.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24Now it's going wild, Mark.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2545 is bid. 50 is bid.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Again on the screen. It builds again here at 50. And five. Thank you.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30On the net. And 60.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32And it climbs here at 60.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3365.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35The room's quiet.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37The net's bidding. At £70 I'm bid. Five I'm bid.
0:39:37 > 0:39:3880.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41It continues here on the net. At £80 is bid.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Five anywhere?- Well done. - Five and bid.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4485 again here on the screen.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45You're doing fantastic.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48The hammer's at £85 this time.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Yes! High-five. High-five.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Fantastic.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Another amazing profit from Mark. Will it be enough to win this leg?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Next it's Charles's George V silver tray.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03It's a favourite of auctioneer Philip's
0:40:03 > 0:40:06and Charles believes it could be his star buy.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Start me here for a good piece of silver.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09At £30 to start, surely?
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Oh, crikey...
0:40:10 > 0:40:13At £20 to start me, surely? And £20 bid. Thank you.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16£20 I'm bid. 25 there. And 30.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17It's 30 on the net.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1935. Thank you. 40 is bid.
0:40:19 > 0:40:2045 is bid. But no more.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It's here, then, at £45.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Do I see 50 now? It's still cheap and it is silver.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28In the room at just £45 this time.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31That tray to me was an absolute bargain.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32And look at that, I lost £25.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Hey?- Welcome to my world, Charles.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37So, Charles's first loss today.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Now, finishing Mark's Chinese theme is his last lot,
0:40:41 > 0:40:43with his famille rose vase and cover.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46And who will start me here for that one?
0:40:46 > 0:40:47- £20 to start for the vase, surely? - £20?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50A £10 start for the vase, then, surely?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53We've got 20 on the internet. You've got 35 on the internet!
0:40:53 > 0:40:5520 do I see? 20 I'm bid.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- The net's going wild. - Oh, I'm a bit behind.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00I've looked to my screen and I see £50 is bid. I'll go from there.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Can I come back in with you, sir, at £50? No? He's out. It's here, then.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- That's really good, Mark. It's going to roll.- At £50. Five anywhere?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09You're all sure, then? At 50 takes it away.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I'm now in profit, I think, which I'm pleased about.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13So you should be.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Another substantial profit is a step closer to Charles's lead.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20That's if Charles doesn't widen the gap any further
0:41:20 > 0:41:23with his final item, the Staffordshire meat platter.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- I think...- Yes?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27..this is one of the best lots you've bought.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Are you being serious?- Because I love printed blue and white.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I can start you here straight in at £90 I'm bid here.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35£90!
0:41:35 > 0:41:36Let's go!
0:41:36 > 0:41:3895 I have. 95.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- 100 here.- It's history!- 110.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44110 I'm bid. 110 is bid here. 120. 120 is bid.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48130 I have. 140 will you? No, it's here, then.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- At £130.- Come on, auctioneer!
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Now, are you all sure? The hammer's up. We go £130.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Wow! That's a huge £100 profit.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I think you had an amazing result. Well done.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Mark opened today's leg with £116.18.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06He picked up some decent profits.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10So, after auction costs, he's made £70.90,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13putting him back in the black with £232.08.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Well done.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20Charles already had the lead with £393.98.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26He's also managed to garner a good gain of £76.10 after auction costs,
0:42:26 > 0:42:31so is walking away victorious again with £470.08.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- So, that is the secret, Mark, of the Road Trip.- What?- You make money.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Harsh.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Thank you for pointing it out to me, Charles.- No, you do.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39That's what the show is all about.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43You're still making more than me, but at least I made a profit.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Yeah, exactly.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48My car won't start.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Car's flat as a pancake.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Oh, God...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Take the handbrake off and do it that way.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Is not going, Mark. The car's flat as a pancake.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Turn it on.- I'm trying.
0:42:59 > 0:43:00It's flat.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03I hope it starts before they need to go uphill.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Next time, it's the end of the road for this pally pair.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- I don't know what I'm going to do without you, Charles.- Ditto.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Charles Hanson fights to retain his victory.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14My tactics are to not hold back.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15And despite his many losses,
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Mark Stacey's still congratulating himself.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Big round of applause, I think.